David Heyman

Biography

David Heyman was born on July 26, 1961, in London, England, UK. He is a producer and actor, known for Gravity (2013), Marriage Story (2019), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). He is married to Rose Batstone Uniacke. They have one child.

Purchased the film rights to the first four Harry Potter books back in 1999 for $2 million. The series has since grossed $4.48 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film franchise in history.

His father John Heyman raised over $4 billion for over 100 films. He taught his son the importance of finding the right property to make into a film.

2007 - Ranked #9 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.

Studied Art History at Harvard University. After graduating, he almost followed the career path of an art dealer.

In 2020, Heyman had the distinction of being the only producer with two (2) films nominated for Best Picture: Marriage Story (2019) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).

Son of John Heyman and Norma Heyman.

Sisters, Dahlia, Lil, and Gabrielle.

Brother, Daniel.